Set List: Check in with Jason
Jason wasn't here to host this week, so instead of him checking in with me, I'm using my time to check in with him!
Set List at The Pack, every Thursday at 10:30!
Escape Room Reviews: Stuck in Time
Company: Cryptic Escape Rooms
Room: Stuck in Time
Date Played: 4/30/17
Player Count: 6 (2 + 4 strangers)
Success: Success!
Premise: Your Time Travel-o-Tron shorted out, and you’re stuck in the past. Instead of becoming a wealthy ruler of all you survey, you must solve puzzles to return to the future.
Immersion: There wasn't any to speak of. Nothing seemed like it was truly of the era it was set in. Each part of the game had unnecessary anachronisms (which I can ignore for the good of the game in room escapes set in the miscellaneous past, but they stand out all the more in the room that's about time travel).
Highlights:
- There were a couple of cool ideas for puzzles that I haven't seen elsewhere.
- We got along well with our team of strangers.
- The location was pretty easy to find for an escape room business.
Lowlights:
- Some of the tech was broken or very finicky for a newish room. It felt like we were beta testing.
- Our tickets were more expensive than the tickets of the people who were in the room with us. (In private rooms, there is sometimes a premium for bringing a smaller group - Cryptic Escape charges this premium even though they do not have private booking.)
- This room contains red herrings.
And Finally: Despite the premium pricing, this is not a premium room. The street where this company is located has several other companies, and although I haven't been to any of them, I would recommend giving them a shot first. Out of 23 games played, I'm slotting this into the list at number 20.
How to book this room yourself: Visit http://www.escapecryptic.com
Gangbusters! w/ Ahmed Bharoocha on 5/12!
Gangbusters! this week, it's a good one! We've got the Feel Good Not Bad Death Laser, TV's Ahmed Bharoocha, Walgreen's David Ayala, and more!
#2,345: John Wick 2
Tangerine - ★★★★☆
In that early sit-down scene with the impossible continuity, I thought, "what. What is this?"
But then I loved it. And that's only partially because I like movies that happen in locations I know.
Anthropoid - ★★☆☆☆
A little bit boring movie about the Czech liberationists that couldn't shoot straight.
Logan - ★★★★☆
Obviously the best Wolverine movie, maybe the best X-Men movie. The supporting characters are terrific in a way that X-Men usually isn't (which is a shame in an ensemble). The X-24 parts felt like a little bit of a cheat, - like Passengers, taking the 'easy out' of action instead of going even deeper and darker. But it's all worth it to learn that sometimes you can't just drive through a fence.
John Wick: Chapter 2 - ★★★★☆
This feels like a real success. I think that anyone who sees this movie on purpose is going to like it. Probably, you saw the first one, and you want more, and then you get more. Also, although not based on a game or anything else, this is a really good video game movie.
The only real downside is that any amount of time spent further explaining a mysterious and seemingly complete fictional universe can't help but erode the mystique.
Set List: Spring Fever
You know, a lot of the times we promote a sponsor here at Set List, I do it for personal gains, because of my history of skimming as much as 100% of the profits. So this week, for a change, I decided to use this time to further the public good. I'm using the time to get the word out about America's deadliest killer, Spring Fever. Tense and nervous and you can't relax? You might be in the grip, of Spring Fever!
So from all of us here at Set List at The Pack (it's just me.) – stay safe out there.